About Us

How did SO scrappy come to be? 

My very good friend Ory and I love to scrapbook and craft.  When our friend Janis decided to retire from her retreat business (Crazy Croppers), we were offered the opportunity to continue hosting these retreats.

Shocked, excited and very grateful!
We accepted and SO scrappy Scrapbooking & Events was born.  

Along the way we opened our "Retreat Store" where our guests could shop for some scrapbooking staples and a few lines of paper.  As this became larger we opened our brick and mortar store inside Thee Quaint Market & Boutique in Strafford, Missouri.  The store began to grow and we now offer several scrapbook product lines.  We also offer day crops at the store on at least one Saturday a month and classes taught by local crafters.  We have tables available for crafters to come in Tuesday-Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily for a small fee.  

After 2 years, Ory stepped down to spend more time with family and for another opportunity she was interested in pursuing.   At this point, Leonard (my amazing husband) stepped in and has been my partner in SO scrappy which has been amazing.

We now offer 4-day Retreats in Branson, Missouri and Springfield, Missouri.  Our store is managed by J.J. Jennings in Strafford and I'm usually able to be there every Saturday for classes and day crops, unless we are at one of our retreats.

 

Hi!  I'm Sheri Tate.  I have been married to my amazing husband, Leonard, for 40 years and live in Willard, Missouri.  We have raised 2 beautiful daughters and have 4 amazing grandchildren.  I am also a 5-year breast cancer survivor.  I stay busy keeping up with the grandkids and watch the youngest in my home Monday through Friday during the school year.

I have been scrapbooking since I was a teenager when my mom gave me an old leather-bound album she had stored away.  At that time, of course, I didn’t know it was called “scrapbooking.”  When my daughters were young, I became very engaged in the “art” of scrapbooking and of course they were quite the little models. Now, my grandchildren love to pose for me and I find many "selfies" left on my phone on a weekly basis! 

I have always loved photography, making crafts, scrapbooking and learning new techniques.  I'm currently obsessed with making mini albums!  I also own Clever Decor & More, a home decor and gift business.  I make wooden decor, earrings, mini scrapbook albums for those who just want to add photos and am working on adding some apparel.  This really fills my desire to craft.  It also helps to have such a supportive husband!  You'll have a chance to meet him at our crops.

I'm looking forward to providing fun crop retreats and day crops for you, so join us for a great getaway with friends and family.  I'm looking forward to meeting you and cropping with you!  Can't wait to see what I can learn from you as we develop new friendships!